Westmorland

Westmorland is a historic county in North West England, now a part of Cumbria; Appleby was the county town. The Normans conquered Cumbria in 1092 and created the baronies of Westmorland and Kendal, and they united to become a county in 1227. The county bordered Cumberland to the north, County Durham and Yorkshire to the east, and Lancashire to the south and west. In 1961, Westmorland had a population of 67,180.